Miscellaneous - This Day That Age   

dated October 22, 1960: Nuclear force for NATO

The British Government have received an unofficial American proposal to make NATO gradually into a nuclear Power, informed sources said in London on October 20. The plan, to be carried out by stages, was worked out by General Norstad, American Supreme Commander of NATO forces, and by the Pentagon, but has not been made into an official proposal. Any such plan would in the long run force Britain to give up her independent deterrent weapon, the sources added. So far, as the Foreign Office indicated, the British Government have received only semi-official preliminary indications on U.S. thinking in the matter. Some authorities here termed the project “revolutionary.” It would actually turn NATO into a nuclear power, integrating the atomic forces of member countries.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Cartoonscape
The Hindu Crossword 9980
Solution to puzzle 9979
Residing in pure hearts
dated October 22, 1960: Nuclear force for NATO
dated October 22, 1960: Sino-Indian border
dated October 22, 1960: Closure of two papers
Weather

Copyright © 2010, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu